| 1700NC | Joseph the Patriarch is born in Canaan. |
| 1683 | Kidnapped by seven of his brothers and thrown into a well; later sold to a passing caravan heading for Egypt. There sold to Potiphar, head of the Royal Guard. Pharaoh Amenemhat became impressed by Joseph's logic and foresight. |
| 1670 | Appointed Vizier; the second highest position in Egypt. |
| 1662 | Invites his father, Jacob, with 70 relations plus other Israelites, to emigrate to Egypt to escape the existing famine in Canaan. |
| 1645 | Jacob dies. |
| c.1600 | Having served 10 Pharaohs, Joseph dies and is buried at Avaris. |
| 1527 | Moses is born near Memphis and is adopted as a Prince of Egypt. |
| 1517 | Israelites are placed in bondage and subjected to widespread infanticide. |
| 1493 | Having led many successful military campaigns, Moses incurs the jealousy of Pharaoh Ay and is obliged to flee in exile to Saudi Arabia where he later marries. |
| 1449 | Moses returns and pleads for the release of the Israelites. The Pharaoh refuses and the ten plagues begin. |
| 1447 | The tenth disaster persuades Pharaoh Dudimose to free the Israelites. The Exodus begins and Joshua is born on the way to Mount Sinai. |
| 1410 | On arrival at the River Jordan, Moses dies. Joshua takes over and begins the invasion of Canaan with the destruction of Jericho. |
| 1397 | Joshua dies and the 12 Tribes are each ruled by a series of Judges for 360 years. |
| 1037 | Saul is selected by Samuel (the last Judge) as the first King of a United Israel. |
| 1018 | Saul commits suicide after losing the battle of Gilboa. He and three of his sons are decapitated and put on display. |
| 1010 | Upon the death of Saul's remaining son, Ishbaal, David seizes the kingship of Israel. |
| 965 | Solomon becomes King and builds the First Temple at Jerusalem. |
| 931 BC | Solomon dies and Israel splits into two kingdoms. |
| 925 | Pharaoh Ramesses II (also known as Shishak) invades Canaan and loots the Temple at Jerusalem. |
| 690 | Hezekiah reunites Judah with part of Israel. |
| 598 | After reigning just three months, Hezekiah's sixth successor, Jehoiachin (aged 18), is believed to have died. |
| 597 | Zedekiah becomes King and, for nearly 11 years, he resolutely resists the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar II despite being offered various favours. |
| 587 | Zedekiah is captured. Furious at being spurned, Nebuchadnezzar orders the execution of Zedekiah's three sons. Zedekiah himself has his eyes gouged out and is taken off to Babylon followed, in stages, by 5000 Israelites. Meanwhile Jerusalem is sacked, including the Temple. |
| 586 | Some six months after capture, Zedekiah dies as the last King of Israel. |
| 538 | Cyrus, Emperor of Persia, frees the Israelites to return to Jerusalem. |
| 514 | The Second Temple at Jerusalem is completed. |
| 12 | Herod the Great embellishes part of the exterior of the Second Temple and enlarges the Citadel. |
| c.6? | Christ is born. |
| 4 | Herod dies. |
| AD 36 | Christ is crucified on Friday, 30th. March. |
| AD 70 | Romans destroy the Second Temple and banish the Jews from Jerusalem for the next 150 years. |
